Xeric trees and shrubs — including many of our plants originating from our Southwest deserts — seem like magic; give them an irrigation after a long dry period, they grow leaves again, and many flower ...

Building on last week’s column of a bit of science behind water loss in plants, this week continues with a few select ornamental suggestions for sensible stewardship of water in a landscape. Xeric ...

Patrick McDonald came into a hard job. In 2002, he left the lush southeast to become the landscape manager for the University of Northern Colorado right as the state hit a historic drought. Water ...

In the gardening Q-and-A column two weeks ago, you said rock may not be a good choice for flowerbeds. I have been doing a lot of reading about xeric gardening. I would really like to reduce the amount ...

This past year, I had to retrofit my landscape. The traditional green lawn was swallowing up too much water. Not only was it a gluttonous use of the precious water resource, but also water rates had ...

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your garden and ...

We have two general categories of trees and shrubs in Las Vegas regarding their relationship to water, growth and their adaptability to rock covering the surface of the soil: mesic and xeric. These ...

Resource Central is selling "Gardens In A Box," which the nonprofit says is an easy way to create a xeric landscape -- or a low-water landscape. Each pre-made garden box has a variety of flowering and ...

You've probably seen xeric landscaping, might even have tried your own hand at the low-water solutions for yard and garden. Think native plants, stones, river rocks, gravel and green points to spare.

Grassy medians may look nice, but the thirsty turf and the maintenance required to keep them looking green is getting harder to justify, according to the city of Grand Junction. City crews expect to ...

On a warm day in early June, a gentle breeze rustled ornamental grass, iris and aspens in front of homes on a quiet little street in the quiet little town of Niwot. With one exception. Around the home ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It could be a shade-free corner of the yard. It could be that nasty little strip between the sidewalk and the street. It could be that area near the back ...